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Beauty & The Beast

Today, some friends of ours treated us to a wonderful performance of “Beauty & The Beast” at Issaquah’s Village Theatre. I was really impressed with this show. If you are looking for a great family event in Dec/Jan, check out this performance. I’ve seen the Disney movie version, and this show really lived up to my expectations. The costumes and sets were beautifully designed, and the performances were outstanding. Our grade school aged kids were totally engaged with every minute of the production, and that really says a lot about it. 😉

My favorite character in the production was “Lumiere”. He really stole the show with his flame-on hands and hilarious antics.

And Jennifer Paz, who starred in the lead role of “Belle” also played the title character in the national tour of “Miss Saigon”. Her voice is really strong, and she’s spunky and fun to watch. I liked how these two performers in particular gave their own unique flavor to the characters.

The performances of “Cogsworth” and “Mrs. Potts” were also very entertaining. And both “Gaston” and the “Beast” captured their Disney characters’ personalities incredibly well.

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